One question NEVER to ask a running friend is 'How far is your marathon.' Runners and runner's families all know that all marathons are the same length...a precise 26.2 miles. Before a marathon a few years back, a kind of sullen and droopy hotel worker asked Stephanie and I about the length of the Twin Cities Marathon we were on our way to complete. When we politely stated the distance, she replied, "Well, I couldn't do a one mile marathon." We were both thinking, of course you can't because that's NOT a marathon! Consequently, half marathons are also a standard 13.1 miles being half of 26.2 miles. While the idea of half of anything implies that it is easier to not as good, not so! Running a strong half marathon takes a lot of training and attention to eating, rest and taking care of your body by paying attention to injuries, shoes and anything else your body needs. Granted, many people do a few half marathons and then feel called to try the full distance. Half marathons have their own appeal, too, such as the training runs not taking a full Saturday morning each week and the ability to have fun without a nap after the race. I have two halves on my calendar for this spring and am looking forward to running each one hard and not feeling like I need an extended recovery afterwards. I will likely do another full marathon (26.2 😉) in the next year or two, but am excited to run a solid half on race day at my races in April and June.
I'm still trying to talk Stephanie into the Earth Day Half Marathon and sent her this FB post to entice her to sign up at a discount which is good until February 18. Happy running! Missee
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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